 The charms that she wielded before ; Nor knows the foul worm that he frets The skin which but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held, or the tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride, The trappings which dizen the proud?...  The Quarterly Review - Página 383editado por - 1819Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1826 - 450 páginas
...here's neither dress nor adornment allowed, IJut the long winding sheet and the fringe of the shroud. r To Riches ? Alas ! 'tis in vain. Who hid, in their turns have heen liid, The treasures are squandered a^aiu, And here in the grave are all metals forhid, But the... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 498 páginas
...The skin that but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held, or the tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride, The trappings...aside, And here's neither dress nor adornment allowed Save the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? Alas, 'tis in vain ; Who hid... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 430 páginas
...The skin that but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held, or the tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride, The trappings...aside, And here's neither dress nor adornment allowed Save the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? Alas, 'tis in vain ; Who hid... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 422 páginas
...The skin that but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held, or th, tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride, The trappings,...aside, And here's neither dress nor adornment allowed Save the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? Alas, 'tis in vain ; Who hid... | |
 | 1828 - 398 páginas
...skin which, but yesterday, fools could adore For the smoothness it held, or the tint whichit wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride, The trappings...laid aside, And here's neither dress nor adornment allow'd, But the long winding sheet, and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches? Alas! 'tis in vain, Who... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 páginas
...held, or the tint, which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of pride, The trappings which dizzen the proud ? Alas ! they are all laid aside, And here's neither dress nor adornment allow'd But the long winding-sheet, and the fringe of the shroud. To riches 7 Alas ! 'tis in vain,... | |
 | Jabez Burns - 1829 - 378 páginas
...skin which but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held, or the tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride, — The trappings...laid aside ; And here's neither dress nor adornment allow'd, But the long winding-sheet, and the fringe of the shroud. v To Riches ? Alas, 'tis in vain... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 páginas
...it held, or the tint which it wore. Shall we huild to the purple of pride, The trappings which dizeu the proud? Alas! they are all laid aside, And here's neither dress nor adornment allow'd, But the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To riches? Alas 1 'tis in vain, Who... | |
 | Lyre - 1830 - 396 páginas
...The skin that but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held, or the tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride, The trappings...laid aside, And here's neither dress nor adornment allow'd Save the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches? Alas, 'tis in vain ; Who... | |
 | 1834 - 450 páginas
...appear, But the shadows of eve that encompass the gloom, The abode of the dead and the place of the tomb. Shall we build to Ambition? Oh, no! Affrighted, he...laid aside: And here's neither dress nor adornment allow 'd, But the long winding sheet, and the fringe of the shroud. 5To riches? Alas! 'tis in vain... | |
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